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After a period of rapid expansion, the global stablecoin market has largely stalled, signaling a consolidation phase as new regulation, liquidity constraints and higher real-world yields weigh on new issuance, according to Jimmy Xue, co-founder of quantitative yield protocol Axis. In a note shared with Cointelegraph, Xue said that while stablecoin regulation has advanced, tighter frameworks in the United States and Europe have forced institutional issuers to hold higher-quality reserves and absorb rising compliance costs, slowing the pace of net issuance. At the same time, elevated real yields on US Treasurys have increased the opportunity cost of holding stablecoins that…

Binance Futures, the futures trading platform of Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that it will offer its users a new perpetual contract based on Tesla shares in order to expand trading options. According to the official announcement, the new product, the USDⓈ-M secured TSLAUSDT Equity Perpetual Contract, will be available for trading on January 28, 2026, at 17:30. The new contract is designed to track the price of Tesla Inc. (TSLA) shares traded on Nasdaq. This will allow users to access Tesla price movements through cryptocurrency markets without directly purchasing shares. Binance Futures officials state that…

SentismAI, a prominent Web3 intelligence layer, has partnered with GoldFinger, an RWA tokenization platform. The partnership marks a key step toward the evolution of real-world assets (RWAs) in decentralized finance (DeFi) by bringing gold on-chain with transparent and secure yield generation. As per SentismAI’s official X announcement, the development attempts to go beyond hype-led narratives with priority given to compatibility and real utility for diverse on-chain assets. Hence, the move underscores a mutual vision of turning RWAs into practical instruments instead of passive representations within the blockchain networks. SentismAI 🤝 GoldFinger 🔥Excited to announce our partnership with @GoldFingerRWA.🟡GoldFinger is building…

Capital One Financial Corp. has agreed to acquire fintech startup Brex in a deal valued at $5.15 billion, expanding the bank’s push into technology-driven corporate finance and payments. Under the terms of the agreement, Capital One will pay 50% in cash and 50% in stock for Brex, the companies said on Thursday. The acquisition would fold one of Silicon Valley’s best-known financial technology firms into Capital One’s commercial banking and payments business. Capital One founder and CEO Richard Fairbank said in a statement that Brex has reshaped how fast-growing companies manage their finances. Founded in 2017, Brex built its reputation…

A new survey by the UK Cryptoasset Business Council (UKCBC) found that transfers between United Kingdom bank accounts and crypto exchanges are frequently blocked, delayed or refused, even when customers are trying to use regulated platforms. ​The survey, titled “Locked Out: Debanking the UK’s Digital Asset Economy,” draws on responses from 10 of the UK’s largest centralized exchanges, which collectively serve millions of UK consumers and have processed hundreds of billions of pounds in transactions. It aims to replace anecdotes with hard numbers on how current banking practices affect the sector. The UKCBC argues that widespread restrictions are a major…

Quack AI has made a strategic partnership with Zypher Network as it extends Q402 into a verifiable, minimised-trust execution and governance environment of AI agents. The partnership is a combination of the signature-based execution engine of Quack AI and the cryptographic proof infrastructure of Zypher, that seeks to enhance the principles of trust, security and accountability in the new agent economy. Quack AI × @Zypher_NetworkWe’re aligning with Zypher as Q402 expands into verifiable, trust-minimized AI and agent execution environments.Built around cryptographic proofs and verifiable AI workflows, Zypher’s focus on proving the integrity of agent reasoning and computation… pic.twitter.com/wEZAH9M2la — Quack…

DePIN is moving from narrative to measurable infrastructure: nodes are scaling, but 2026 will reward demand, revenue, and reliability. Industry research frames DePIN as a category that could reach $3.5 trillion by 2028, and there are already 13+ million devices contributing daily across DePIN networks. At the same time, you’ll see write-ups claiming explosive growth in sector revenue and project count. The bigger point is that DePIN is no longer just a story. These networks are already operating globally, and their services are increasingly relevant to real-world constraints, from balancing distributed energy and extending connectivity to providing compute capacity for…

Coinone, South Korea’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, has denied reports that it is in talks to sell a stake to Coinbase, throwing cold water on speculation that the US exchange giant is making a fresh push into Korea’s liquidity-rich market. The denial underscores how difficult it remains for global exchanges to crack Korea’s tightly regulated crypto sector, even as domestic players undergo rapid consolidation. ‘Completely Groundless’ The rebuttal came after Seoul Economic Daily reported on Jan. 25 that Coinone Chairman Cha Myung-hoon was exploring a partial stake sale, with Coinbase identified as a potential buyer. The report noted that Coinbase executives…

Venom Foundation, known for scalable and regulated blockchain infrastructure, has released a detailed sketch for analyzing and exploring the technological aspects of Web3 in maintaining financial services fraud-free. The primary purpose of this publication is to inform users about the possibilities of Web3 in bringing financial services seamless and scam-free infrastructure. Venom Foundation is a FinTech company specializing in bringing solutions of high-performance blockchain by providing streamlined financial services for national and international enterprises. Basically, this guide article unveils the current insecurity or attacks that are drastically damaging the Web3 ecosystem while also providing them with seven countermeasures to minimize…

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced new regulations for margin trading pairs to enhance user security and maintain quality in its trading markets. According to the official announcement, Binance Margin will remove some margin trading pairs from its platform as of January 30, 2026, at 09:00. According to the announcement, the following trading pairs will be removed under Cross Margin: $KSM/$BTC, $SNX/$BTC, $ICX/$BTC, $DYDX/$BTC, $HIVE/$BTC, $1INCH/$BTC, $MANA/$BTC, and $LRC/$BTC. In addition, a wider list of pairs will be disabled on the Isolated Margin side. The pairs to be removed from Isolated Margin include $KSM/$BTC, $SNX/$BTC, $ICX/$BTC, SYS/$BTC, $DYDX/$BTC, $HIVE/$BTC, AR/$BTC, $1INCH/$BTC,…